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Acaricidal Activity of Annonaceae Plants for Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) and Metabolomic Profile by HPLC-MS/MS

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The poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer) is the most important haematophagous ectoparasite in the poultry industry. The use of synthetic acaricides for this control is presenting risks related to human food. In this sense, plant secondary metabolites are promising for controlling this pest. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the acaricidal activity of Duguetia lanceolata A.St.-Hil. (stem bark), Xylopia emarginata Mart. (stem bark), and Xylopia sericea A.St.-Hil. (stem bark and fruits) against D. gallinae. Additionally, the secondary metabolite profile of the X. emarginata was analysed by UFLC-DAD-ESI(+)-MS/MS (micrOTOF-QII) and data analysis was performed using the Molecular Networking. In a topical application test, all plant species tested showed bioactivity, in that order of toxicity with the respective probability survival: X. emarginata (stem bark) (0.28) > X. sericea (stem barks) (0.35) > X. sericea (fruits) and D. lanceolata (stem bark) (0.47). The most promising results were found for X. emarginata (LC50 = 331.769 μg/cm2). It is noteworthy that the LC50 of the insecticide cypermethrin was 1234.4 μg/cm2, which was 73% higher than that of X. emarginata. The metabolomic profile of X. emarginata revealed the presence of alkaloids, amides, terpenoids, and phenolic compounds. This is the first report of X. emarginata acaricidal activity against D. gallinae and exploratory chemical analysis by untargeted metabolomics and the molecular network of this plant.

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We thank Prof. Dr. Norberto Peporine Lopes for the concession in the use of the equipment.

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This work was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) under Grant [number 309394/2017 – 1], [number 429309/2018-0], [number 304516/2019-8] and [420598/2016-2], Fundação Araucária (FA) [fellowships], Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) [fellowships], and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) [fellowships].

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, and data collection and analysis were performed by Rafaela Barbosa Pares, Dejane Santos Alves, Camila Capel Godinho, Tiago Tavares Ferreira, Marina Martins Nascimento, and Jociani Ascari. Supervision and funding acquisition were performed by Dejane Santos Alves, Luis Francisco Angeli Alves, Leonardo Gobbo Neto, and Denilson Ferreira Oliveira. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Rafaela Barbosa Pares and Dejane Santos Alves, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Pares, R.B., Alves, D.S., Alves, L.F.A. et al. Acaricidal Activity of Annonaceae Plants for Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) and Metabolomic Profile by HPLC-MS/MS. Neotrop Entomol 50, 662–672 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-021-00885-z

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